The New Abnormal Fri Aug 21 with ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡 on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

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Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

Oh look at that, it's Abnormal o'clock. Ahoy there MrM, heya Dave.

The abnormal clock probably looks like this: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fhqpufqn0sgf31.jpg

Hey, Tandy

TAllyH0, TAndy

Noooiiceee! WestSiiidddeee!

Represent! 🖖🏻

NaNuNaNu

Good morning!

@TAndy, Abnormal O'clock at this hour sounds about right. I wonder where Dali would stand on the matter of this clock business?

good morning, Roffle

a fine morning to you.

hello, Dale. Good morning

Good morning Dave and fellow Abnormalists

Mornin Dale and Roff and Lizard

good morning, Lizardbytes

GM TAndy

Very enjoyable start to the show! 💟

💜 thank ye kindly, MrM

I appreciate the education lesson in your glyph there, Dave.

part of our public service mission here at WPRB

More GREAT Selections! Dang!

I'm trying not to waste your time

Big SUCCESS!!

😊

nice journey on this one.

and it's over.

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and my PRB Pals!

good morning, Stevie P

Good morning DTO all others as well. Grass is growing, birds chirping…er, abnormally, as usual.

that's good to hear. Good morning, dan C

Thanks for the Hassell earlier. Love his slapping water percussion.

🙏🏻

So Ponty.

we can always tell a Ponty

Ponty eared

TopNotch Tracks! Cheers, DJ DaveTheObscure!

Did you state your travel destinations?? ✈️ 🏝️ Ibiza# #DJ•Conference?!

Sweden

Round trip?

sure

Hope it was a happy trip! Excited to hear the new to all of us Music!! 🎵🎶

More 🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️ Gems 💎🎶💎🎵🤩

Thanks, was good trip. Looking forward to airing the music

Swedish music?

Ace of Base

some swedish. some from elsewhere.

Cool!

❣️ ACES OF BASES ♠️🖤♠️

disappointed that the stores were not familiar with most names on my list of bands

but not surprised

Whoa 🤯 This EPIC Rn aF

I wanna kno the list they didn’t kno!

I hope they took notes!!

no, they sent me away

nice 70s vibe on the malady.

yeah, a clear influence from the older prog groups

HehHehHeh Funny Stuffs

Yo BOYZ!

👉💀👈

👈💀👉

Good morning!!!

Awwww yeah

Happy to be catching the show today!

good morning, addie "5 snakes', glad you are able to catch the show

What’s the matter with Misfits?! That’s where we fit in!

Misfit right in

Herbie

Hermey?

the dentist

Correct 🦌🎄☃️

no YO are correct. It is Hermey, not Herbie. I'll just blame autocorrect and not my misunderstanding all these decades

Do you also have the soundtrack on cd & vinyl?!

CD only

Awesome! 😎

Have you seen "Raging Rudolph"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icjh6wGUUfE

Not recently! Didn’t remember it! Will watch that several times later! Crazy Cheers to you Sir!!

it's on my list for after The New Abnormal

made with the original dolls

Shuddup! Hilarious!

Fancy HatsOff to ABSOLUTE ZERO❣️ 🎩💀🖤

and a fancy tip o the hat to Art Bears

I probably think this song is about me, don’t I!?

🩻☠️🏴‍☠️

hmm. i think it is.

must be

definitely is

That ZombieGhost has Pneumonia

Svedish music!

ja ja

another one I could not find

SwedishPhish⁉️

plentiful 🐟

this difficult unpleasant listening hour is kickin ass

so guud

ja

Pärt?

yes

Spinitron is no longer accepting my umlauts

darn them to heck

Oohhh! Boo&Hiss. Needs an update or sumpthin

next they'll block my hieroglyphs! 𓀡

I’m glad Spinitron exists and WPRB finally joined in!

it does bring a new dimension to the radio experience for both listeners and DJs

Thanks for the cool Zappa!

glad you are enjoying, Rob F

Love my FZ thank you Dave!

Agreed, thanks Dave!

🙏🏻

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for another TopTier Show! Big cheers! Always nice chatting with you! Kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears! 🖤💀

Another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

Good clean fun. Thanks ǝʌɐꓷ!

thanks, folks, for listening and hanging out with me in the chat

7:02 AM		Sofie Birch Spåkugga N Bivabippabualukka Stroom 2026 Sofie Birch is based in Copenhagen Denmark. https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/album/bivabippabualukka
7:03 AM		Set Break: 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆 𓎆
7:06 AM		Alexander Noice Golden Era N Perpetually and Forever Orenda Records 2026 Alexander Noice is a guitarist and composer based in Los Angeles California. https://orendarecords.bandcamp.com/album/perpetually-and-forever
7:09 AM		Alan & Jan Before (Nemesis) N Take me, I’m yours Faitiche 2026 "Take me, I’m yours" is the first collaboration album between Alan Abrahams and Jan Jelinek, based in Paris, France. https://alanabrahamsjanjelinek.bandcamp.com/album/take-me-im-yours
7:13 AM		Jon Hassell Rain City: Works of Fiction All Saints Records 1989 Jon Hassell (1937-2021) was the creator of a style of music he described as Fourth World, a mysterious, unique hybrid of music both ancient and digital, composed and improvised, Eastern and Western. His distinctive breathy playing style on trumpet inspired several others.
7:20 AM		Laurent De Schepper Trio Bäääm Action at a Distance Major Label 2019 German jazz and electronic trio.https://laurentdescheppertrio.bandcamp.com/album/action-at-a-distance-2
7:24 AM		Lunar Dunes End Peace The Complete Galaxsea Sessions Lunar Dunes Recordings 2011 Formed in west London in 2007, they have members associated with the Transglobal Underground.https://solus-3.bandcamp.com/album/the-complete-galaxsea-sessions
7:30 AM		Set Break: 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇 𓎇
7:33 AM		Joa Joys Alivie N Alivie Sucata Tapes 2026 Joa Joys is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina https://joajoys.bandcamp.com/
7:39 AM		Sensations Fix Fortune Teller Coda Music Is Painting In the Air (1974-1977) RVNG INTL. 2012 Italian progressive electronic band from the 1970s. https://sensationsfix.bandcamp.com/album/music-is-painting-in-the-air
7:41 AM		Vespero The Emperor's Second Self Lique Mekwas VMS 2016 "Веспер" is a Russian psychedelic/space rock band formed in early 2003 in Astrakhan, South Russia. https://vespero.bandcamp.com/album/lique-mekwas
7:53 AM		Karaba Frauke Schwester Mondreal Klangschutz Schallplatten 2018 Instrumental jam psychedelic band from Munich established in 2014, featuring influences from Embryo, Missus Beastly, Pink Floyd, Amon Düül 2 and others. https://karaba-band.bandcamp.com/
8:02 AM		Set Break: 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈 𓎈
8:06 AM		Alco Frisbass Sélénite Le Mystère Du Gué Pucelle s/r 2021 Alco Frisbass formed in France in 2013, and fuse jazz, Canterbury and symphonic prog elements. https://alcofrisbass.bandcamp.com/album/le-mystere-du-gue-pucelle
8:15 AM		Arti + Mestieri Saper sentire Giro di valzer per domani Cramps Records 1976 Jazz fusion band that formed in Turin Italy in 1974. ' tour of the waltz for tomorrow '
8:20 AM		Jean-Luc Ponty Upon the Wings of Music Upon the Wings of Music Rhino Atlantic 1975 French jazz musician (violin and keyboards) and composer. Born in 1942. Around this time, he was collaborating with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, on "Visions of the Emerald Beyond".
8:25 AM		Mediabanda Camino a Oriente Dinero y Terminación Nerviosa CHT MUSIK 2006 Chilean progressive rock, jazz fusion and contemporary music band. Active since 2000.
8:31 AM		Set Break: 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉 𓎉
8:35 AM		Malady Nurja puoli Toinen Toista Svart Records 2018 Malady is a psychedelic rock quintet from Helsinki Finland founded in 2010. https://maladyband.bandcamp.com/album/toinen-toista
8:58 AM		Set Break: 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 𓎊 🙃ɹnoꓧ ᵷuᴉuǝʇsᴉꓶ ʇlnɔᴉɟɟᴉꓷ 𓀡
9:02 AM		Absolute Zero Further On Crashing Icons RER Megacorp 2003 Absolute Zero is a prog band with elements of all progressive genre (Symphonic Art Rock, Jazz Fusion, Prog Metal, RIO). Mainly Americans, but with Pip Pyle somehow on drums. Music made with the intention of pleasing nobody but the band members. (And misfits like me.)
9:22 AM		Art Bears The Skeleton Winter Songs Black Beard Records 1978 Art Bears: rising from the ashes of Henry Cow, they included vocalist Dagmar Krause, Chris Cutler on percussion, and Fred Frith on guitar/ violin/keyboards/ etc. Their music is very high level progressive/experimental rock, with shades of ambient and electronic thrown in. Like much RIO-influenced music, it's not so much prog, as experimental, "rehearsal intensive" rock.
9:26 AM		Myrbein Är du förvirrad? Myrornas Krig Ljudskyddsföreningen Myrbein 1980 Swedish band Myrbein (which translates as 'ant leg') formed in 1977, with inspiration from Samla Mammas Manna. Their only album titled "Myrornas Krig" means "The War of the Ants".
9:30 AM		Rational Diet From the Grey Notebook - Part 1 Rational Diet AltrOck 2007 Rational Diet has existed since the late 1990s in Belarus. They have an unusual mix of styles and sounds: Chamber music, rock, theatre and improvisation. Influences: Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Part, Ives, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Present, Debile Menthol.https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/rational-diet-2
9:35 AM		Simon Steensland The Song of the 4th Monkey Led Circus Record Heaven 1999 Simon Steensland is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist (drums, percussion, keyboards, wind instruments, etc.) and composer in the avant-prog field.
9:40 AM		Frank Zappa Rdnzl (Live) You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (Live) Frank Zappa Catalog 1992 Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was a guitarist and prolific composer, highly influential in the avant-prog field. recorded live in Europe during the summer of 1982
9:47 AM		nuito Intrjctn Unutella studioNUITO 2009 Nuito are an experimental math rock/post-rock trio who formed in Kyoto, Japan in 2004. Their music is defined by tapping guitars, slap bass and spastic drums with rapidly changing time signatures. https://nuito.bandcamp.com/
9:49 AM		Le Grand Sbam Hypnose I N Janus Dur et Doux 2026 Le Grand Sbam is an avant-prog group from France, and includes 3 members of the group PoiL. https://legrandsbam.bandcamp.com/album/janus
9:55 AM		Set Break: 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋 𓎋
9:57 AM		The Invisible Birds G-Spot Tornado Lemme Take You to the Beach Cordelia Records 2007 "The Invisible Birds" are a trio known only for recording this one song for this compilation of Zappa covers done in a surf rock style. https://cordeliarecords.bandcamp.com/album/lemme-take-you-to-the-beach

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The New Abnormal

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